Definitions for: Stipe

[n] supporting stalk or stemlike structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap

Webster (1913) Definition: Stipe, n. [L. stipes a stock, post, branch: cf. F.
stipe.] (Bot.)
(a) The stalk or petiole of a frond, as of a fern.
(b) The stalk of a pistil.
(c) The trunk of a tree.
(d) The stem of a fungus or mushroom.

See Also: stalk, stem